Refuse and garbage receptacle.



J. BERG.

REFUSE AND GARBAGE RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.2.1914.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

JOHN ane, orcnrcneo, ILLINOIS.

' REFUSE AND GARBAGE RECEPTACLE.

1 To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownlthat:LJOHN Bnne,.;acitizenj of the United States, flllClit resident of West Pullman, Chicago, Cookcounty, Illinois,

have: invented certain newgiand useful lmprovements in Refuse and Garbage ,Recep-p 'tacles; and I dohereby declare that thefol lowing description elf my "said invention,

taken in connection with. the accompanying sheet of drawings, formsa full, clear, and

exact specification, which will enable 1 others appertains 'to skilled inthe art to; which it make and'use the same.

This invention has general reference to improvements in refusepsand garbagerecep tacles, and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination 'of parts and details of constructionyas hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then pointed out in the claims 1 Inthe drawing already referred-to, which Y serves to illustrate my said invention more fully, Figure l; is a rear elevation of my combin'ed i refuse and garbage receptacle;

meaning by rear elevation, the view' as seen 1 from the lnterior of the yard, 1111116 fence of which the said receptacle is placed. Fig. 2 is a front elevation or alleyview ofthe same.

fragmentary detail in line '55' of Fig.4.

symbols or characters of reference in all Likeparts are indicated by corresponding the figures of the drawing;

' My invention comprises a concrete refuse and garbage receptacle, constructed in parts,-

properly molded and cast at the factory and shippedin a knocked down condition,

with simple interlocking means whereby the same, when assembled, requires no bolts,'t1e;

'rods, 1 or other media to malntalnfithe apparatus in itslerected position.

Correlated with my invention are means in connection with therefuseportion of the re ceptacle whereby such refuse may be burned in said receptaclewithoutannoyanceor fire danger to neighboring property.

Referringnow to thedrawing inth'e case, A ndicates the invention as a whole; B s the base section; C, the bQdySBCtIOII, and

D the top section. 'The base section is a" plane plate 10 of reinforced concrete. hav 'ing an upwardly inclined'front 11. Laterally extending, and upwardly projecting p I Specification of Letters Patent.

-App1ication filed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 889,834.

I Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. d s a vertical transverse section in line 4% of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 1s a section of a Patented Nev. 16, 1315.

lips 12 and .12 are provided for the base sectionat the ends thereof, and along the rear edge thereof, adjacent said end lips are ledges l3 and 13 Adapted to fit between the end lips 12 andlQ, resting on the base :13, and forced against the end ledges 13 and l3 is the middle section C having the lower edge of itsffront wall 1 1 on the upwardly inclined front 11, along the outer edge there- 1 of, as clearly seen in Figs. andlt. I This body section C is cast ten-bloc. from reinforced concrete and is a hollow, substzint1ally"rectangular body, having the front .and rear walls 14 and 15 respectively; the

end Walls 16 and 17, and a mediallateral partition 18, to divide the body into. two chambersor receptacleslt) and 20 for refuse and garbage, respectively. i

Along the front wall'14 'of the body C is integrally formed a raised, narrow, longitudinal rail, dado,or surface 21, for reception of hinges 22 and 22 to whichlattr-zr,

respectively, are aiiixed doors 23 and 23 closing openings 24, formed in'front wall of body .0 at the lower end ofsaidwall to h afford access to the inner chambers 19 and :20. The said doors are locked against accidental opening by latches 25 and 25 Attention isnow drawn to the factthat' the front, and rear walls slope backwardly from the perpendicular. This is merely a matter of choice, and it is to be further remarked that the over all length of the body C is slightly less than thedistance between'the lips 12 and 12", so that said body. may fit between said lips with its walls '16,

17, 18 resting squarely upon the base B, and with'its rear wall 15 forced against the ledges 13 and 13* by the action of the front wall 14: resting upon thedownwardly inclined surface of the basememberll. The weight of the said body, with the'lower edges of its front and lateralwalls 'co-acting with the wall 11 will constantly maintain the body and the base in proper correlationship.

I In the rear wall 15 of the body,in the lower edge thereof, on either side of the partition 18 are rectangularv cutouts Qfiand 26*, the oilice'of the former'beingto permit the ingress of oxygen as hereinafter described, and the otherto allow the exit of flushing water fromthe chamber 20, when the same is being cleansed. v V Y Resting upon the upper edges of'the walls chamber 19 and the atmosphere may behad;

I ofthe body and flush with the outer surfaces of said walls, is an integrally formed cover D, made from relnforced concrete and possessed of an upstanding ledge 30,

Longitudinally along thetop face of cover "-D is cast a ledge 32, to which fastens hinges 33 and 3a supporting closures and 36,- which closures are adapted to close openings 37 in the cover D, arranged for the introduction of refuse or garbage into their respective chambers 19 or .20. Inorder to -prevent longitudinalor lateral movement of the concrete cover-:D upon the body O, the

- former has two lateral ledges 4:0 and 41 arranged adjacent the end wallsof the body and extending almost the entire width of said cover.

It is intended that/this device be set in an opening provided therefor in the averagealley line fence and a fragmentary view there- I of is shown at-in Figs. 1 and3, in the latter of which itwill be noted thatthe inclined wall 11 of the bottom 13 projects be-f yond said fence into the alley; The object of this is to facilitate the work of the garbage gatherers in removing the contents of the chambers 19and20, as it is much easier for the gatherer'to slide his garbage shovel lzdown an inclined bottom, than along a fiat bottom, as will be easilyunderstood.

It is to be .understood that the chamber 19 with its oxygen inlet26-and products of combustion outlet 31' is initially intended as y a burner for paper and all'other easily com-v bustible refuse, such as grass clippings, and

other refuse not essentially garbage. But by 45;

the introduction of a suitable burner of .proper type for crude 'oil or kerosene, the

same may beconverted into a" garbage incmerator, the walls of the device being amply thick and 'sufiiciently reinforced to.

withstand the temperature of incineration.

'While-I' haveherein disclosed the preferred method of practising my invention, 1-

desire it understood that I may make such .changes or alterations therein, as may 'sug- .gest themselves to one skilled in the art or permitted under the doctrine of equivalents. Having thus fully disclosed my invention I claim as new and desire to secure to myself 1 by Letters Patent of the United States -1."In combination, a base plate having an upwardly inclined forward portion, an independent hollow open ended body section composedof walls, the lower edges of'whi'ch. are adapted to rest onsaid base and its inpossessed of openings thereinto and closures clined memberto force said lower edges of thebody section into closer. contact with said base, and a cover section superimposed on said body section, and means in connection therewith preventing longitudinal and lateral movement of said cover on said body.

' 2. In combination, a base plate having upstanding ledgesupon its rear edge thereof and an upwardly inclined forward portion,

, an independent hollow open ended body section composed of walls, the lower edges of which are adapted to rest on said base and its inclined member, whereby the rear wall of said body section 1s forced agalnstsald ledges by the weight .of the .body resting upon said inclined forward portion, a'cover SBCtlOlI superimposed on said bodysection, and means 1n connection. therewith preventing longitudinal and lateral-movement of 1 said coveron said body.

8. In combination, a base plate having an upwardly inclinedforward portion, an independent, hollow, open ended section composed of walls, thellower edges of which are adapted to rest on said basefand its inclined memberv to force saidiopen ended section into closer contact with said base,'and afcover section superimposed on saidbody section.

4. I In combination, a base plate] having upstanding ledges upon its rear edge thereof, and an upwardly inclined. forward portion, an independent, hollow, v open ended: body section composedof walls,the lower edges of which are adapted to rest on said baseand 7 its inclined -member, whereby" the: rear .wall of said body section is forcedv against said ledges by the weight ofthe body resting cover section superimposed on said body secupon said inclined forward portion, and a ing possessed of openings 'thereinto' and 'clo-W11 5 sures therefor, the rear wall .ofgsaid-body having cutouts along the lower edge thereof,

and a cover. section. superimposed upon said body section.

-6.' In combination, an integrally formed base plate having an upwardly inclined forward portion, lateral upstandinglips alo'ng the lateral margins of said base plate, said margins terminating in'upstanding, inwardly extending ledges onthe rear edge'bf said base, an integrally formed, open ended body section comprised of marginal and partition walls, fitting between said lips, upon said base, the forward wall of said-body being therefor, the rear wall of said body having of said body section, there being openings 10 cutouts along the lower edges thereof, an inin said cover and closures therefor.

tegral cover section superimposed upon said In testimony whereof I have hereunto set body section and interlocked therewith, said my hand in the presence of two subscribing cover having an integral, upstanding front witnesses.

wall forming a continuation of the front JOHN BERG. Wall of said body section, and an integrally In the presence of formed hollow stack in connection with said O. S. STARK, wall and communicating with the. interior A. O. STARK.

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